SS United States oo la doonayo in lagu quusiyo si loo sameeyo reef macmal ah oo ugu weyn adduunka
Alex Fogg oo ah madaxa kheyraadka dabiiciga ah ee Okaloosa County ayaa sheegay in aanay jirin qorshe kale oo la fulin karo ama maalgelin lagu soo celiyo markabka.
Markab taariikhi ah oo la yiraahdo SS United States ayaa la qorsheeyay in Khamiista, November 12, si ula kac ah loogu quusiyo biyaha Destin ee Florida, iyadoo haddii cimiladu ogolaato, si loo sameeyo reef macmal ah oo ugu weyn adduunka, sida uu sheegay Alex Fogg oo ah madaxa kheyraadka dabiiciga ah ee Okaloosa County.
Taariikhda markabka iyo sababta loo quusinayo
Alex Fogg wuxuu sheegay in SS United States la dhisay horraantii 1950-meeyadii, uu u kala gooshi jiray Yurub, lana hawlgabiyay dabayaaqadii 1960-meeyadii markii safarka hawadu noqday mid aad u waxtar badan. Wuxuu intaa ku daray in markabka loo diyaariyay inuu noqdo mid qaada ciidamada haddii Maraykanku ku biiro dagaal kale oo adduunka ah. Markabka ayaa dhererkiisu ku dhow yahay 900 fiit.
Socdaalka markabka iyo go'aanka Okaloosa County
Fogg wuxuu sheegay in markabka laga jiiday Philadelphia oo la geeyay Mobile ee Alabama, halkaas oo dib u habeyn buuxda lagu sameeyay. Wuxuu sheegay in Okaloosa County ay markabka qaadatay si ay u kordhiso dhismaha reef macmal si faa'iido ugu leh dalxiiska iyo deegaanka. Wuxuu kaloo sheegay in aanay jirin wax kale oo la dooran karo ama maalgelin lagu soo celiyo markabka, sidaas darteed Okaloosa County ay ku badbaadinayso iyadoo siinaysa nolol kale oo ah reef macmal ah oo ugu weyn adduunka.
Dacwad ka hortimid quusinta iyo doodaha deegaanka
Koox nonprofit ah oo u dooda ilaalinta markabka ayaa todobaadkii hore dacwad ka gudbisatay si looga hortago quusinta, iyagoo ku sababeeyay walaac ku saabsan saameynta deegaanka iyo waxyeellada ka iman karta noolaha badda iyo silsiladda cuntada, oo ay ku jirto saameynta ku ah cunista dadka. Fogg wuxuu sheegay in xog badan ay muujinayso in dhismayaal la dhigo meelo aan lahayn reef ama muuqaal dabiici ah ay faa'iido weyn u leeyihiin deegaanka, isla markaana hay'adaha sharciyeynta ay kormeeraan nadiifinta reef-yada macmal si ay u buuxiyaan heerarka federaalka iyo kuwa gobolka.
Okaloosa County official Alex Fogg says the nearly 900-foot ship will be sunk Thursday, November 12, weather permitting, despite a lawsuit filed last week.
The SS United States, a historic ship nearly 900 feet long, is set to be sunk on purpose near Destin, Florida, to create the largest artificial reef in the world, Okaloosa County's Alex Fogg said. The sinking is planned for Thursday, November 12, weather permitting.
A storied ship retired as air travel grew
Fogg, Natural Resources Chief of Okaloosa County, Florida, said the SS United States was built in the early 1950s and went back and forth to Europe. He said it was retired in the late 1960s when air travel became more efficient, and that it was geared to be a troop carrier in the event of the United States getting involved in another world war. Fogg said the ship was towed from Philadelphia to Mobile, Alabama, where full remediation occurred.
County says reef plan serves tourism and environment
Fogg said Okaloosa County acquired the ship to increase artificial reef construction to benefit tourism and the environment. He said there were no other viable options or funding to restore the ship, so the county is saving it by giving it another life as an artificial reef. Fogg said a lot of data shows that putting structures in areas without reefs or natural features is a huge benefit to the environment, and that regulatory agencies oversee the cleaning of artificial reefs to meet federal and state standards.
Conservation group sues to block the sinking
A nonprofit conservation group for the ship filed a lawsuit last week to prevent the sinking, citing concerns about environmental impact and potential harm to marine organisms and the food web, including effects on human consumption. Fogg said: "Diving is an addiction that I don't think I'll ever be able to kick. So every time you get in the water, you never know what you're going to see. Every single dive is different."
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